Rumor explains why SF 49ers are wasting their time waiting to trade Brandon Aiyuk

If the San Francisco 49ers thought their patience with Brandon Aiyuk would soon turn into a trade, a new report explains why they’re fooling themselves.

After the 2023 season, it looked like Aiyuk was going to become one of the top stars in the NFL and one of the faces of the 49ers roster. Boy, it seems like a long time ago. In the two years since his breakout season, the relationship between team and receiver has been downright dramatic.

First, he was late to the start of the 2024 season because he was holding out for a new long-term contract. He got it, but then he tore his ACL seven games into that campaign. Yet, instead of taking the field last season, Aiyuk sat out the entire 2025 season due to ongoing differences with the organization. That made divorce a guarantee this offseason.

However, rather than trade the talented but problematic receiver and move on, general manager John Lynch is under the impression that if he is patient, he will find a team that would be willing to give Aiyuk something rather than lose him for nothing. Well, it looks like that’s not going to happen, and according to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, Lynch just needs to pull the trigger on his release.

“If he’s on their team in 2026, they have to pay him $27 million. If a team trades for him, they have to pay him $27 million. If the 49ers cut him, they don’t have to give him that money — and the team that signs him could theoretically get him at a lower price. Knowing that, the relationship is broken and the Niners will almost certainly pay Aiyuk his Week 1 salary before Will make the cut, teams have decided they can wait.”

-Dan Graziano

Graziano says the 49ers may choose to wait a few more months and hope a team becomes desperate. But considering the financial cost and draft pick value, no team is going to waste any money on a deal when they can get him for a much lower price with a little patience.

If the 49ers are looking petty, they may have to wait well into the preseason to finally cut the 28-year-old.

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布蘭登·艾尤克 (Brandon Aiyuk) 失職後,49 人隊 4 名頂級自由球員外接手瞄準目標

週三,舊金山 49 人隊舉行了一場新聞發布會,討論了過去的賽季以及他們正在應對的當前變化,其中包括羅伯特·薩利赫 (Robert Saleh) 輸給田納西泰坦隊 (Tennessee Titans)。在那次新聞發布會上,總經理約翰·林奇和主教練凱爾·沙納漢證實,外接手布蘭登·艾尤克已經完成了他在九人隊的最後一場比賽。

艾尤克在舊金山打得很好,但似乎兩人的關係正在破裂,十字韌帶撕裂幾乎讓他的大門關閉了。報導稱,艾尤克不再來到這些設施,也不再與一些球員和教練交談。引用由 David Lombardi 提供。

約翰·林奇:“我希望我知道。我幫不了你。”

凱爾·沙納漢:“這讓我們所有人都感到困惑……我們仍然不太理解它。”

可以肯定地說,他的時代已經結束,九人隊將進入休賽期試圖交易他。如果他們不能交易昂貴的接球手,那麼艾尤克可能會被裁掉。九人隊在此事上沒有任何影響力。

49人隊的寬接球室並不好。賈安·詹寧斯 (Jauan Jennings) 是即將成為自由球員的球員,所以現在只有兩個人能夠帶來改變,瑞奇·皮爾索爾 (Ricky Pearsall) 和德馬庫斯·羅賓遜 (Demarcus Robinson)。隨著詹寧斯即將成為自由球員,現在是時候考慮四個自由球員目標(排名不分先後),九人隊可能會尋求這些目標來取代艾尤克和潛在的詹寧斯。詹寧斯可以通過薄型接收器在市場上佔據很大的份額。

達拉斯牛仔隊在過去的一年裡做出了很多瘋狂的舉動。其中一項舉措是從匹茲堡鋼人隊收購喬治·皮肯斯。對於傑里·瓊斯來說,交易皮肯斯並讓他走並沒有多大意義;然而,如果皮肯斯真的步行,九人隊可能會非常適合全職業第二隊的接球手。許多球隊希望牛仔隊不要在他身上使用特許經營權標籤。

這位明星接球手接達克·普雷斯科特的傳球完成 93 次接球,推進 1,429 碼並取得 9 次達陣。皮肯斯將來到灣區,成為布洛克·珀迪的頭號接球手,皮爾索爾則是他的二號接球手。喬治·基特爾在 2026-27 賽季的大部分時間(甚至整個賽季)缺席的情況下,進攻組將需要幫助。皮肯斯將成為九人隊的全壘打簽約。

邁克·埃文斯是這裡一個有趣的目標。在坦帕灣海盜隊度過了整個職業生涯後,他成為自由球員。未來的名人堂接球手可能會在坦帕灣停留更長時間;然而,也存在一些問題。埃文斯在過去兩年缺席了 12 場比賽,現年 32 歲。他還有很多精力,但海盜隊正在向小克里斯·戈德溫支付費用,並遏制了一顆冉冉​​升起的新星埃梅卡·埃格布卡。海盜隊支付埃文斯超過 2000 萬美元是沒有任何意義的,除非他們真的想留住他。

話雖如此,如果他進入自由球員市場,九人隊就會發揮作用。 SF將迫切需要進攻上的幫助,如果他們得不到皮肯斯,他們可能會引進埃文斯成為新的第一接球手。

羅密歐·杜布斯 (Romeo Doubs) 在 NFL 中擁有巨大的潛力。他在綠灣包裝工隊度過了一些偉大的時刻,但接球核心很深,很可能會在 2026 年迫使他前往另一支球隊。包裝工隊在去年 NFL 選秀的第一輪選中了馬修·戈爾登。他們還包括包裝工隊最近續約的傑登·里德和克里斯蒂安·沃森。唐泰維昂·威克斯也是一位非常好的接球手。包裝工隊付錢給杜布斯將是一個瘋狂的選擇。

49人隊將得到一名有價值的接球手,他已被證明能夠在季后賽中發揮出色。在對陣芝加哥熊隊的最後一場比賽中,杜布斯接球 8 次,推進 124 碼並達陣。杜布斯對於珀迪來說是一個可靠的選擇,每賽季的收入約為 1500 萬美元。

泰里克·希爾不是自由球員,但就像艾尤克一樣,希爾很可能不再為邁阿密海豚隊效力。前主教練邁克·麥克丹尼爾現在很可能去洛杉磯閃電隊並成為他們的主教練。希爾過去曾想退出,而他最近的受傷讓他們對未來沒有希望。

如果海豚隊裁掉希爾(這很可能發生),那麼九人隊可能會對他作為一個廉價的選擇感興趣。我知道這是一個超級遠景。他的產量下降了;然而,在健康的情況下,希爾是一名非常出色的接球手。他的速度和任何人一樣快,而且油箱裡還剩下很多果汁。換個環境對接球星來說是有好處的。

場外的問題確實存在,這可能會讓他在下賽季完全無法進入聯盟。


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